Quilliam International Launch New Report at The House of Commons

LONDON – On Monday, Quilliam launched its latest report titled ‘FGM Legislation in Britain: “A National Scandal”’ at the House of Commons, hosted by Sarah Champion MP. The report, authored by Muna Adil, explores the current legislation surrounding FGM in the UK, why there hasn’t been a single prosecution yet, and how this situation can be changed for the better.

The event brought together a panel of esteemed speakers which includes Ahlam Akram, FGM activist and Director of BASIRA, Amber Hanson, Former Country Officer for East Africa for the US State Department, and David Toube, Director of Policy for Quilliam International. The event was a huge success with a range of expert speakers on the panel, a packed audience, and a lively and positive Q&A.

Quilliam Speak at De Balie Vrji Links Event

AMSTERDAM – Quilliam International’s founder, Maajid Nawaz gave a keynote & Chief Executive, Haras Rafiq gave a closing speech at De Balie event by Vrij Links discussing their manifesto about the left written by Asis Aynan (writer), Femke Lakerveld (actress), Eddy Terstall (filmmaker) and Keklik Yücel (former MP for PvdA).

In their speech, Maajid and Haras both spoke about the left saving itself from the regressive left, improvement within their own communities, human rights, liberalism, secularism and the universality of those values.

Quilliam President Speaks to Al Hadath News

Quilliam International’s president, Noman Benotman was a guest on Al Hadath news channel discussing the military operation led by the Libyan National army against a coalition of terrorist groups controlling Darna, the city on the coast in the eastern part of the country.

Executive Director Speaks at As Salaam Islamic Center

NORTH CAROLINA – Dr Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, Executive Director, North America, Quilliam International was the guest speaker at the As-Salaam Islamic Center’s Ramadan Series in Raleigh, North Carolina talking about community resilience, prevention/intervention techniques to combat extremism and Muslim history in America.

READ – Quilliam International founder, Maajid Nawaz’s powerful piece in the Daily Beast titled ‘Inside the Mind of Israel/Palestine: How can both sides be wrong/right at the same time?’.

In this piece, Maajid has an honest, well-sourced conversation between an Israeli and a Palestinian, that pits both sides’ best arguments against each other.

READ: Quilliam International’s, Dr Salah Al-Ansari, senior researcher & co-author of our new report ‘Tackling Terror: A Response To Takfiri Theology’ is featured in the Albawaba news piece discussing the report on never-seen-before core ISIS jihad manual.. Dr Salah explains how the Jurisprudence of Blood is “about the role of Islamic jurisprudence in legitimising terrorist operations against enemies both near and far.”

Quilliam Launches New Report on FGM in Britain at the House of Commons21/05/2018

Quilliam International is excited to announce that we are launching our latest report, titled FGM Legislation in Britain: “A National Scandal”, authored by Researcher and Media Strategist, Muna Adil, which Quilliam have produced in association with the AHA Foundation in the US.

The report highlights the dire situation of FGM conviction rates in the UK and aims to act as a catalyst for proactive action on implementing FGM laws in Britain. In the report, we discuss that, just in 2016-2017, 5,391 new cases of FGM were recorded in the UK, yet Britain has failed to bring a single perpetrator of FGM to justice. The report discusses a variety of reasons why Britain remains alone in Europe in its inability to prosecute FGM, including disempowered survivors, a lack of witnesses, cultural sensitivity, a severe lack of education and resources for victims, and the existence of legal loopholes.